Goodbye Democracy, Hello Socialism

Good Morning, to my fellow residents of the "New" United Socialistic States of America. For those of you who went to bed before the news broke....the Democrats of our nation slammed through the National Health Care Bill. Many would be supporters are shouting and dancing in celebration at such a monumental victory. Thinking that this will HELP those less fortunate in our country who cannot afford health care, and you must never have known someone or been without health care to boo such a wonderful plan.



I thought St. Paddy's day was last Wednesday not today, quick check the calendar because the malarkey and baloney is flowing faster than the green beer was! I was once one of the "poor" who didn't have a lick of healthcare to save my soul. Even then with a plan like this I would have gladly told the government what they could use the paper they had so copiously used to spread their propaganda on for, toilet tissue anyone! This pile of garbage is just that, and it's going to create one hell of a stinking mess for all of us the longer we leave it sit around. Let me show you some general 'RED FLAGS.' And I can pretty much bet my blog won't cover all of them.


1. First and foremost this 'bill' wasn't required to gain the requisite Supermajority of votes required by our wonderful Constitution that was drafted and served us fairly well for over 250 years. Instead they call it a health care reform and manage to pass it with a 220-211 vote with not one single Republican voting yes and 34 Democrats taking no part in their parties little train wreck. Okay there is voting party lines and then there is the reality that the Dems couldn't convince 1 single solitary Republican that this was a good plan. Something there should scream....this is way more than party politics. And of course you have the brilliant Politian's such as my very own Representative from District 9 here in Washington State, Mr. Adam Smith who states to us his constituents, "it's a flawed and broken plan but it's a plan." Yeah I can't believe I voted for you, I won't be in the next election and if you run unopposed...... hell I'll run myself just to give people someone who will actually LISTEN to them and not have their vote purchased. You do not deserve your seat and I hope someone else out there steps up and kicks you out of it for the next election because if you are not going to help fix this nation then you are just part of the problem so move over.


2. Healthcare had to be piggybacked onto Federal Grant Reform, yeah so you couldn't make this stand up on its own. So you paired it with something that desperately needed to be reformed, since it's been in the stone age for decades.


3. You want to help those that currently don't have health insurance be able to attain quality affordable healthcare. Then why will you be fining anyone who doesn't have healthcare? You logic is a little flawed there. They are too poor to afford healthcare so now let's make it illegal to NOT have it. Yeah that's really cool, again this is where I would tell you to stick your plan.


4. We have over 11 million illegal immigrants known to be living in the US, who are not contributing to our tax base of revenue. Now Congress and Mr. President will you be scooping them up and sending them back to the countries they snuck in here from, or will we be paying out more tax dollars to care for them as well? Or is this plan strictly for LEGAL immigrants and then well they get out of paying those fines and they continue to suck at our economy don't they.


So other than making it so pre-existing conditions are guaranteed to be covered, which is about the only good thing I can find in your HR 4872. What exactly have you accomplished with this supposed great victory for change in America. The changes I see coming scare this blogger to thinking about what other country might just be better to live in when it all blows up here. I see the freedoms that made this country something amazing and a place that all Americans could take pride in, believe in, fight for and die for; quickly sliding down a slippery slope straight into socialism. Democracy the very foundation of this great nation is being eroded and our founders are probably trying to figure out how to come back to kick us out for screwing this place up so bad. I imagine if I were to go sit at any National Cemetery or the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, I would hear the tears of our fallen soldiers as they weep having given their lives to defend Democracy and Freedom only to see it dying. President Obama get a special tomb ready because I and millions of other Americans would like to mourn the death of Democracy.


I am not a Democrat or a Republican. I refuse to vote in my states Primary because I will not vote party lines or sign either Party's Oath. I am an American, I owe my allegiance to NO party, just my country, my fellow citizens, my friends, and my family. I will continue to vote based on the issues and beliefs on individual issues, I will vote for the person who can best do the job not the initial of the party they represent. I will vote for PEOPLE who want to make America strong, beautiful and vibrant once more. I will not vote for you if you are part of the problem. President Obama you spoke with such passion but you fail to execute on so many levels. I for one do NOT want your brand of change. I want an America where the American Dream still lives, "the pursuit of life, liberty, and happiness." No one said they would just GIVE it to me......I always knew I would have to WORK for it. And finally some quotes from people smarter than I...........


I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.-- Thomas Jefferson


“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” - -Martin Luther King Jr.


Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. --C. S. LEWIS


We have learned to say that the good must be extended to all of society before it can be held secure by any one person or any one class. But we have not yet learned to add to that statement, that unless all [people] and all classes contribute to a good, we cannot even be sure that it is worth having. --JANE ADDAMS


~Mindy~

Next time make a better plan!!!!

So right now I am losing my mind. I know, I know you're all laughing and saying, "Mindy it was never there to begin with, so how could you lose it?" Well haha, ya'll need to come up with some new material.



Today was it, my big day to quit smoking. I was nervous when I woke up so I went and did some shopping for my trip to Vegas this weekend. Yes I am a shopaholic, we can work on that addiction at a later date, much later.....maybe never.....we shall see. Not making any promises, that I definitely can't keep. Okay...okay one thing at a time people. Now back to the Brand Spankin NEW NON-Smokin Mindy!!!!


I went to my appointment, stood outside smoking my last cigarette(s), yes it took 2. I was shaking like a leaf so I called my husband, one of my best friends, and emailed another very good friend with a few tears rolling down my cheek asking how the heck I could actually do this. I even posted the fact that I was scared to death as my Facebook status......support poured in. I finally put out that final cigarette and put one foot in front of the other until I was checking in. Officially final cigarette was 3-10-10 at 2:13pm!


Turns out that today's session was mainly prep for tomorrow. Oh Crap.....shoulda waited till tomorrow, nope gonna stick to my plan. So after talking to my Hypnotist and doing some prep work I feel confident that she is going to help me meet my goals. I felt comfortable and at ease in her presence, and I look forward to the work we do tomorrow!


Now funny thing is that the cravings really are not there, I mean I do get that twinge every now and then but she is right they go away within 3 minutes. That really isn't the big deal. What is killing me is this little voice in me that keeps taunting me!


Come on you know you want a cigarette. Just one more. It will help with the headache your getting.....stuff like that. Then there is the times I catch myself just robotically flowing into my routine!! Pushing away my computer and starting to get up to head out on my back deck to have a smoke just taking a break from surfing the net. Pulling my jacket on, slipping a lighter in the pocket, making sure to slip on shoes before grabbing my cell to head upstairs to have dinner with my Hubby. Wait don't need my jacket, lighter or shoes because I don't have to go outside I don't smoke anymore. Heck I could run around naked if I wanted to (sorry my sweet husband we have kids, neighbors, and well yeah no) because I don't have to be ready to get up to walk outside to light up.


So as hard as I am finding tonight I still believe that this is going to work and that I am doing what is best for me. I can do this and I have a great support system behind me.


Thank you all for the support and well wishes you have sent my way.


Love,


~Mindy

Frustrated at 2am.....

It's now well after 2am, it's 2:21am as I begin to write this entry to be exact. My husband has been snoring beside me since 9pm. And I shut off my game of Warcraft around 10:30pm knowing I needed to get to bed. So why am I still up? That is the question of the hour.

The answer to that is multifaceted. It could be the pain my body is in general which is a constant beast I struggle I to conquer but will with time learn to adapt and tolerate. Or possibly the pain in my ankle that still irritates me from the surgery I had to repair the ligaments last month, it's healing nicely but the pain lingers. Or maybe it has to do with the fact that my Temperpedic mattress suddenly feels like it has been reinforced with steel. I cannot get comfortable to save my life. No matter how much I pray for it sleep is not coming.

I feel horrible but I finally start whispering things to my husband to wake him up, and tell him I can't sleep. He tells me he's sorry and we both wish there is something he could do to help me. He asks if I took my night time meds to make sure that isn't what is throwing my system off, and well the answer is yes I remembered. So he does the only thing he can for me he gets up out of a warm bed, trudges out to the garage and grabs me some bottled water. He climbs back in bed just in time for little feet to come pattering down our hallway.

It's 2am and I have just turned on my computer, and the words "Oh crap" are muttered from my mouth just before the door swings open to admit our three and a half year old son, Colby.

"I pooped," he announces.

"He pooped," I say.

"I heard," my husband says. "Were Colby?"

"In my pants, I want you to get the baby wipes Daddy"

"In his pants," I repeat.

"Would you like to take care of this?" my husband says looking at me. Of course Colby didn't want me he wanted Daddy which made me grin. I shouldn't but what can I say it's after 2am and I am a little punchy. I really want to go to sleep.

So my son climbs into bed with us. (We are working on getting him to sleep in his own bed all night long but yeah so far, as you can tell our success rate has not been great!) So now he is snuggled into his Daddy and they are both peacefully asleep while I type a blog about why I am a wake.

The crappy thing is when these insomnia spells hit they throw me off. I get to a point where my sleep schedule gets completely screwed up. It's all so frustrating and irritating! There are times like tonight when I get the urge to throw myself on the floor and throw a temper tantrum like my daughter whose 2, only it would hurt too much in the end! I want to yell how unfair it is that I am sick and that my body hates me. When there are people out there who fake hurting just to get the drugs I HATE taking. (okay I'm not even going to start on that rant tonight! Another post!)

I JUST WANT TO BE NORMAL!!!!!!!! Please.......



~Mindy